Jay F. Storz

Jan 8, 2024 | nature.com | Jay F. Storz

AbstractZokors, an Asiatic group of subterranean rodents, originated in lowlands and colonized high-elevational zones following the uplift of the Qinghai–Tibet plateau about 3.6 million years ago. Zokors live at high elevation in subterranean burrows and experience hypobaric hypoxia, including both hypoxia (low oxygen concentration) and hypercapnia (elevated partial pressure of CO2).

Oct 27, 2023 | physoc.onlinelibrary.wiley.com | Jay F. Storz |Graham Scott

When we reach the Arctic regions, or snow-capped summits, or absolute deserts, the struggle for life is almost exclusively with the elements. Darwin (1859) …[F]or the global change biologist, the lack of physiological approaches is the primary barrier to the successful prediction of the ecological effects of climate change. A lack of mechanistic understanding of how organisms work makes it difficult to predict the potential threats to life on Earth. Bozinovic et al.

Oct 24, 2023 | omaha.com | Jay F. Storz

UNL biology professor Jay Storz and a team of fellow researchers have discovered mice at elevations where no other mammals have been found.